Guwahati zoo becomes home for rescued exotic animals

Why is it in News?
  • Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden in Guwahati became the home for rescued Non-Asian exotic animals.
Details:
  • Species rescued:
(1) Birds and monkeys native to Central and South America
(2) Aldabra tortoises, one of the largest species from the Seychelles group of islands
(3) A kangaroo from Australia.
  • They were being smuggled in to Kolkata via Guwahati from Myanmar.
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 10th Nov 2020
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